This is Live TV Turns to Crowdfunding to Break the Boundaries of TV and Movie Viewing

Online, October 27, 2014 (Newswire.com) - This Is Live TV, the newest effort to attain a fundamental change in television viewing, is soon to be enjoyed in every home world wide– with help from people who believe in the same vision.

A crowdfunding drive, This Is Live TV is a part of Space Dive Productions Ltd., a film and TV production company in the United Kingdom that produces explorer videos, feature films and everything in between. With clients such as BBC and Sky, the company is equipped to deliver an outstanding range of productions.

This Is Live TV is founded by Joby Ingram-Dodd, professional film maker who also established Space Dive Productions and is a famous former professional cyclist. For Joby and the This Is Live TV team, there is more to just watching dominant sports such as football, rugby and cricket.

“We believe that all sports should have the opportunity to be seen by their fans, no matter how obscure they may be. The power and global reach of the web is the perfect channel to bring your sport to the world, and this is what we are offering with This Is Live TV,” said the This Is Live TV team.

This Is Live TV has secured the broadcast rights to an initial series of races at the Olympic velodrome in London to launch the channel from. The races, which are slated to begin on January 24th, 2015, will become the launch pad for the sports arm of the channel. The team is also talking with the Polo association and British Mountaineering Council to broadcast polo competitions and climbing competitions.

In addition to the live broadcast of several sports for better enjoyment, This Is Live TV is also offering live broadcast of theatre shows.

“We believe that theatre is a window into the world and should be celebrated every bit as much as film and cinema,” the team added. “We therefore want to do everything we can to help theatre reach the widest audience possible and help theatre break free of the confines of the stage and find its way into peoples' lives wherever they want to watch.”

Theatre and live sport form the core of our Live TV offering. However, we want to be inclusive as a broadcaster and will active develop any event that suits the live broadcast format, be it a concert, product launch, debate, or anything else you can think of! Our systems are flexible and can be set up for any type of event.

It Takes a Crowd to Raise £27,000

To be able to develop This Is Live TV into a groundbreaking service, Joby and the team have set up the crowdfunding campaign. Pledges can help the team invest in the tools and support for the vision. The £27,000 target will be used particularly to develop www.thisislivetv.com; the This Is Live TV mobile app; the production hardware for accelerate a rollout of broadcasts.

This Is Live TV also aims to host its own sporting competitions and work even closer with theatre producers from the early stages of a production's life to ensure highest quality output.

Pledgers of £100 or more will get a 12-month subscription to This Is Live TV.

To find out more about This Is Live TV’s crowdfunding project, please visit http://www.crowdshed.com/projects/Spacedive-productions-this-is-live-tv for further information.